Thailand gets new PM amid political turbulence
- Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra returns as Culture Minister after suspension.
• Phumtham Wechayachai, a longtime ally of Shinawatra’s father, fills top job.
• Phumtham served as Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister under Shinawatra.
• Shinawatra faces growing dissatisfaction over handling border dispute with Cambodia.
• The government is in flux after the Constitutional Court suspended the Prime Minister less than a year ago.